President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has nominated the Ambassador of Maldives to Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Khaleel, to be appointed as the first-ever Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to the State of Palestine.

His name has been forwarded for parliamentary review, along with seven other non-residential ambassadorial nominees.

The details of the eight non-resident ambassadorial appointments forwarded for review are as follows;

- The Ambassador of Maldives to Germany, Ahmed Latheef, to be appointed as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to Ukraine

- The Ambassador of Maldives to India, Dr. Hussain Niyaz, to be appointed as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan

- The Ambassador of Maldives to Sri Lanka, Omar Abdul Razzak, to be appointed as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to Australia and the Republic of South Africa

- The Ambassador of Maldives to Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Khaleel, to be appointed as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to the State of Palestine

- The Ambassador of Maldives to Thailand, Mohamed Jinah, as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People's Democratic Republic

- The Maldives' Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Dr. Asim Ahmed, as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to Turkey and the Republic of Austria

- The Ambassador of Maldives to the United Arab Emirates, Aminath Shabina, as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Egypt

- The Ambassador of Maldives to Singapore, Ibrahim Shaheeb, as the Maldives' Non-Resident Ambassador to New Zealand

Speaker of Parliament forwarded the names today to the Parliamentary Committee to research and review the names further.